# NTSB DEN70AD051: Mooney M20C, N6259U, Colo.Springs, CO, March 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1970
- Place: Colo.Springs, CO · COLO.SPRINGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70AD051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70AD051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0031  70/3/26    COLO.SPRINGS,COLO   MOONEY M20C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1249
        TIME - 1111                    N6259U              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLO.SPRINGS,COLO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT PROFICIENCY FLT IN PREPARATION FOR A CROSS COUNTRY FLT. FLT PHASE UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6259U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6259U-2013-08-07), registration cancelled 2013-08-07, S/N 2098, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Registry model: [Mooney M20C](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (registry code 5870208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N6259U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN66D0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0079), Aug 8, 1965: Mooney M20C (N6259U), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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